BREWER, Maine — The derelict little house at 587 South Main St. that has been abandoned for several years and has numerous foreclosed tax and sewer liens may soon be up for sale.

BREWER, Maine — School officials learned nearly a decade ago that there was little chance the state would pay to replace Brewer High School, which was built in 1958, so they turned to a zero interest federal bond and last year and was awarded one for more than $5 million.

BREWER, Maine — While the restaurant space at the intersection of Wilson Street and Walton Drive remains locked up and empty, it is one of the few vacant buildings along the Wilson Street corridor in Brewer.

Sherwood Forest — a 10.5-acre parcel of forest boxed in by Little John Lane, Rotherdale Road, Canterbury Road and Locksley Lane — was designated as a park by city officials in 2005. Plans for a nature trail was presented to the city by Ken Hanscom, director of the Brewer Parks and Recreation Department, in 2006, but it was years before a clearly defined trail was created on the land.

A new facility geared towards baseball and softball, on the brink of its February grand opening, promises to be unlike anything the region has seen.

BREWER, Maine — It was five years ago when resident Jerry Goss, who now sits on the City Council, stood before the panel urging them to look into improving the playing surface at Doyle Field.

The cross-river connections between Bangor and Brewer will slightly change as the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge receives a long-awaited facelift later this year.

BREWER, Maine — The school board learned Monday that the state-set nonresident tuition rate has increased slightly, but then was told the school district will get $81,169 less in state funding as part of Gov. Paul LePage’s $12.58 million cut in state education aid.

BREWER, Maine — Bangor-area residents and officials christened a 7,000-square-foot facility Wednesday the community hopes will be home to a lot of healing in years to come.

BREWER, Maine — The city clerk’s office, located at 80 N. Main St., will be open from 6 to 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on the first day they can be obtained under a law passed by voters Nov. 6.